Canadian lumber giants expected to continue expansion in US
Record high lumber prices have left North American forestry companies flush with cash, setting the stage for more forestry M [...]
March 3, 2021
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US lumber prices expected to rise another 35% this year
Lumber prices topped $1,000 last week, a record high and a promising sign of a rebound in demand for [...]
March 1, 2021
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US DoC set to reinstate higher Canadian softwood lumber duties
The Commerce Department intends to reinstate higher anti-subsidy duties on certain imports of Canadian softwood lumber, after concluding it [...]
February 25, 2021
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New opportunities for Latvian timber exports to the US
At the beginning of February, a large vessel with Latvian timber products to be exported to the USA was loaded [...]
February 25, 2021
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US lumber prices hit record despite slowdown in sales
Western SPF (spruce, pine, fir) lumber prices rose to a four-digit close for the first time on [...]
February 23, 2021
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Are European lumber producers missing advantages of booming US market?
As US homebuilding continues at a steady pace, US lumber producers have risen to meet the immense demand from the [...]
February 21, 2021
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Homebuilders in US urge Biden to help ease skyrocketing lumber prices
The biggest U.S. homebuilders group urged the Biden administration to help increase lumber supply, saying record-high costs threaten [...]
February 19, 2021
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Interfor buys new sawmill in US South
Lumber giant Interfor Corp. is buying a sawmill in South Carolina from WestRock Co. for US$59 million in cash [...]
February 16, 2021
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US softwood lumber market evolution in 2021-2022
According to the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Index, the price of softwood lumber in the [...]
February 11, 2021
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N. American lumber prices rebound as confusion continues among players
Industry players in softwood lumber products across North America questioned themselves, and each other, for understanding on what was happening [...]
February 11, 2021
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